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In this episode, Scott Melker explains how an interest rate hike from the Federal Reserve could impact bitcoin (BTC-USD) and crypto in the short and long term. “The Daily Wolf with Scott Melker” airs every day at 12:00 p.m. Tune in for your daily dose of all things crypto.

Today is the long-awaited Fed meeting day. In July, the Fed also left interest rates unchanged at 3.5-3.75%. Following the July decision, markets are now focused on the September interest rate decision.

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Markets are pricing a roughly 93% chance that the Federal Reserve raises interest rates by 25 basis points to 3.75%–4.00%.

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Traders are bracing for a rare stretch of synchronized tightening this week, with the Federal Reserve and the Bank of Japan (BOJ) both leaning toward a rate hike within 48 hours of each other.